Improvement in washing-machines



(16.) C.. B. BROADWELL.

` .improvement in Washing Machines.'

N0. 122,434. Patentedjan.2,1872.

Unrrnn amarres @arenal 'rrren CHARLES B. BROADWELL, OF NEW ORLEANS,LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR OF v(')NE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO PAUL COOK, OF SAMEPLAGE.

o IMPRQVEMENT In WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of VLetters Patent No. 122,434, dated January2, 1872.

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. BROAD- WELL, of the city of New Orleansand State of Louisiana, have invented a new, useful', and ImprovedWTashing-Machine 'and I hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of my invention, when taken in connectionwith the drawing hereto annexed, whereon is amply illustrated all that'lclaim as pertaining thereto.

My improvement is of simple and economical construction, of very easyoperation, and accomplishes in a very effectual manner the Objectssoughtto be attained by it. i

My invention consists of a semicircular box,

' A, conveniently placed upon the legs B, which are of height-convenientfor working. rlhese legs may, if desired, be provided at their lowerextremities with casters, and the box may also be provided with handlesupon its sides, so that the machine may be moved from one place toanother, like a wheelbarrow, with the greatest ease and facility, andwhen not in use the handles may drop to a vertical position and be outof the way. Beneath the said box A the treadle O for the operation of mydeviceV is placed. This operation is, moreover, further assisted bymeans of the spiral spring D, to the upper end of which is secured thecord a, Which is made to pass under the pulley b, and finally to connectthe oscillatin g frame E, to the lower arms of which is supposed therevolvin g washer or rubber' wheel F. rlhe frame E aforesaid is pivotedvupon the cross-bar G, which latter is supported by the uprightstandards b. These standards also support the double crankshaft H, whichis made to pass through the slot c made Within the frame E.

jlhe cranks d and e are unequal to the end of securing a long or shortstroke to the frame E, as may be conve-nient or desirable. The rubberroller F is perforated with a series of holes, h, into which the pin t'may, at the pleasure of the operator, be inserted through the frame E',whereby the said rubber F may be rigidly iixed and its revolutionspreventeda contingency exceedingly ldesirable where a more direct andforcible impingement against the clothing under treatment may berequired.

The fra-me E is furthermore provided at l with a spring, 7c, whichallows of a free vertical adjustability of the rubber roller F, wherebyit is enabled to accommodate itselfto obstruc tions, such as heavy seamsor buttons upon the clothing to be washed. Upon the extreme ends of thecrank-shaft H are placed the ily-wheels K K', which, when in motion,materially assist the treadle by which the rubber frame is operated. Thetreadle, it will be perceived, is connected to the rubber frame by thecord e in passing over the pulley a npon the upright standard O. Thefoot applied to the treadle will impart a forward movement to the rubberframe E, while the spiral spring D aforesaid Will, by reason of thetension thereupon exerted by the forward movement ofthe said rubberframe, effectthe backward movement th ereof, and when once in motionwill operate with the greatest ease and facility. The bottom of the boxA is provided with a series of rollers, p, as is usual with manymachines of this class. [t is `furthermore provided with the stopper Zfor the purpose of withdrawing the dirty water or suds from the box whendesired'.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

l. The frame E, rubber F having a series of perforations l1, h, and pinVi, when the same are combined and arranged so as to operatesubstantially as described. Y

2. The'crank H, frame E, springs I) K, rollers F P, treadle (l, and cordc, when the same are combined and arranged so as to operatesubstantially as described.

Witnesses: p C. B. BROADWELL.

H. N. JENKINs,

E. H. LEVY. (o1)

